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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

704 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 36

Arrivals of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 3

Sixty-three thousand bags of wheat were received, at received at Darling Harbour during the past week, being a considerable increase on the receipts for several weeks past…

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Sheep Dip. Those Using Quibell's Know Best

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 5

THERE is little need to advocate Dipping in Australia; it is a recognised necessity, and proved beyong argument a paying Investment. The question of…

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Sydney Wool and Fvoduce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

REPORT for week ending August 6:— Wool.—Business in the wool market during the past week has been con…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date 6th instant:— Wool—There is practically no change in the wool market since our last report…

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Cattle Breeding and Fattening Estate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

Certainly one of the finest cattle breeding properties in the famous Hunter River district of New South Wales is the Pickering Estate. It is…

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The Farm and Garden. Cultivation of Mangels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 7

Of all the root crops grown, probably the most serviceable one to tho stockbreeder is the mangel wurzel. Coming on, so to speak, when all sorts of turnips are consumed, it is ready and ripe just at the time…

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The Farm & Garden. Cultivation of Mangels

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 12

Of all the root crops crown, probably the most serviceable one to the stockbreeder is the mangel wurzel. Coming on, so to speak, when all sorts of turnips are…

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On the Land. The Dairying Industry. No 7

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 1

MERRIWA AND ITS MARKETS,—The droughts are a drawback, our rosources are, however, good enough for anything in spite of the unpropitious…

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Some Exhibition Stories Evidence Before the Butter Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Sinclair, formerly Government Agent in London, was fur there examined, by the Butter Commission in Melbourne on Wednesday, his evidence occupying the whole…

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The Butter Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday last a conference of delegates from the co-operative butter factories of the State discussed at Albion Park, matters affecting the…

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Wheat Markets Excited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 3

The wheat markets in America are excited. A further extraordinary advance has taken place, wheat for May delivery touching Idol. 14inc. (about 4s 9D) per bushel at…

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The Butter Commission. More Startling Allegations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 3

Allocations of a startling nature which throw some light on the mysterious disap-pearance of a Government butter brand were made to the Butter Commission in…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Problem of Pure Milk

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 2

THE main cause of impure milk is uncleanliness—dirty cows, stables milkers, and dirty cans. Dirt and pure milk are irreconcilable: pure milk must…

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The Butter Trade

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 5

At the Butter Commission enquiry at Melbourne on Thursday, it was decided that as soon as the special shorthand notes of the evidence…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 16

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. report having yarded 1700 cattle on Friday, 12th instant, including 800 bullocks from Woodlands, Queensland, a splendid lot of Durhams, good quality,…

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Quirindi Sheep Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Dawson and Rogers announce in our advertising columns that they will sell by auction, without reserve, at the Quirindi Yards, on Tuesday next, 23rd…

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The Wheat Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 5

Owing to the absence of an expected frost in Manitoba prices of wheat for May delivery at. Chicago fell to 1dol. 84c. (about 4s 6d) per bushel, but rose to 1dol. 12c. (4s 8d) on…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report under date 12th instant: For our second sale of the current wool year we offered a small catalogue of 204…

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Some Exhibition Stories. Evidence Before the Butter Commission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Sinclair, formerly Government Agent in London, was furthere examined by the Butter Commission in Melbourne on Wednesday, his evidence occupying tho whole…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 11

There were large supplies of produce forward at the Farmers Union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday, comprised principally of vegetables, hay, and citrus fruits. Competition, with the exception…

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